Prosecutors have begun developing their case against Trump.
Prosecutors outlined their case against Donald Trump in opening statements, a pivotal moment in the former American president's first criminal prosecution.
Manhattan prosecutors told 12 jurors that the case was about a “criminal conspiracy and cover-up” of a sex scandal that threatened his 2016 election victory. He described how Trump, his adviser Michael Cohen, and David Pecker, the publisher of the National Enquirer tabloid, engaged in a strategy of “catch and kill” negative stories. did.
Trump, who faces up to four years in prison if convicted, watched from the defense bench. Occasionally he shook his head.
Trump's lawyers argued in their opening statements that their client had done nothing wrong. “President Trump is innocent,” he told the jury.
Pecker was then called to the stand as the first witness in the trial. In his testimony, Mr. Pecker described how the National Enquirer paid for articles, which he called “checkbook journalism.” He is scheduled to return to the stand today.
background: The lawsuit centers on the $130,000 Cohen paid porn actress Stormy Daniels to buy her silence as her 2016 campaign ended. Prosecutors allege that she was paid by Trump, who falsified her business records to hide her own actions.
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Israeli intelligence chief resigns
Maj. Gen. Aharon Hariba yesterday became the highest-ranking Israeli official to resign since the October 7 Hamas attack. Hariba, the military intelligence chief, had emerged as a symbol of the Israeli regime's failure to stop Israel's deadliest attack. history of israel.
His resignation signals that bitter remorse for failures is gaining momentum within Israel now that the pace of the war in Gaza has slowed.
Mr Hariba's resignation had long been expected, but pressure is still expected to mount on other senior officials, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, to take greater responsibility for their role in the October fiasco.
PM Modi insults Indian Muslims
During the election event, the Prime Minister Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called Muslims “infiltrators” and says his opponents will steal India's wealth if they seize power. His statements were unusually divisive and direct.
Prime Minister Modi was referring to a comment once made by his predecessor Manmohan Singh from the opposition Indian National Congress party. Prime Minister Modi claimed that Singh “said that Muslims have the first right to the wealth of the country.” This means that they distribute this wealth to people who have more children and to interlopers. ”
Mr. Modi's use of such language during his campaign for a third term raised concerns that it could inspire right-wing vigilante groups targeting Muslims.
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Pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk produces almost all of the key ingredients in the hugely popular weight loss drugs Ozempic and Wigoby at its factory in the Danish town of Kallandborg. The company currently plans to invest approximately $8.6 billion in expanding the facility.
This is the largest manufacturing investment ever made by a company in Denmark, and is taking place in a town with a population of less than 17,000.
Life lived: Terry Anderson was the Associated Press' Beirut bureau chief in 1985 when he was kidnapped by militants and spent the next six years as a hostage. He died at the age of 76.
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Is online shopping bad for the planet?
it's complicated. From a transportation emissions perspective, receiving deliveries can be more efficient. Compare routes for one truck and multiple cars, resulting in multiple trips to the store.
However, some estimates suggest that 3 billion trees are cut down each year to make packaging materials. The convenience of online shopping can also encourage overspending. A 2015 study found that the production and use of household goods and services is responsible for 60% of greenhouse gas emissions worldwide.
So try buying in bulk and combining your orders. My colleague Dionne Searcy says, “It's easy to get anxious when you buy something new, but environmentalists recommend getting your dopamine from something else entirely. Instead, go for a walk.'' Please take a look.''
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